{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_vg2nceafeb5xosg2qm2a","title":"If you left Mac, what would you use?","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/if-you-left-iphone-what-would-you-use-vg2nceafeb","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_xedylwz5smvloscsxfpa","seq":319176,"kind":"article","title":"If you left Mac, what would you use?","url":"https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/if-you-left-mac-what-would-you-use.2490639","summary":"Since I made a similar post about iPhone, I thought I make one about Mac too. The only way I'd want to ditch Mac and MacOS is if Apple strayed from their privacy focused efforts. That said, I already have a non Apple desktop that's currently running Windows 11, and I used it for just games. I'd replace the NVidia GPU with an AMD GPU and run Steam OS. For the laptop, I'd get a Framwork laptop and install SteamOS on it too. Honestly, I'm already thinking about replacing my…","published":"2026-09-28T00:19:03Z","seen":"2026-09-28T01:00:46Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-forums-macrumors-com-7ccf66","name":"forums.macrumors.com","domain":"forums.macrumors.com"},"via":"kite-forums-macrumors-com-7ccf66","topics":["apple","alternatives to mac hardware"],"authors":["author","Black_Mage"],"story":"st_vg2nceafeb5xosg2qm2a","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.6700000166893005,"category2":"lifestyle-leisure","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.05000000074505806,"political":0.03999999910593033},{"id":"n_vg2nceafeb5xosg2qm2a","seq":314501,"kind":"article","title":"If you left iPhone, what would you use?","url":"https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/if-you-left-iphone-what-would-you-use.2490638","summary":"Right now, I can't imagine using a smartphone that is not an iPhone. I think the only way I'd ditch the iPhone is if there was a major change at Apple that made them abandon their privacy-first mission statement for their products and services. I can't imagine that happening with John at the helm. I would also struggle with giving up Apple Pay and my Apple Card. Anyway, to answer my own question, I would still avoid any Android phone. It's too bad Microsoft is no longer a…","published":"2026-09-27T23:57:02Z","seen":"2026-09-27T23:59:41Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-forums-macrumors-com-7ccf66","name":"forums.macrumors.com","domain":"forums.macrumors.com"},"via":"kite-forums-macrumors-com-7ccf66","topics":["apple","alternatives to ios"],"authors":["author","Black_Mage"],"story":"st_vg2nceafeb5xosg2qm2a","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.7099999785423279,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.019999999552965164,"political":0.029999999329447746}]}